MILF leader, aide killed in gun attack

TACURONG CITY, Philippines — A commander of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and his aide were shot dead in this city on Tuesday.

Sanggutin Musil and his aide Alex Amino Toto were fueling up at a gasoline station along the Alunan Highway when motorcycle-riding men arrived and opened fire. They died at the scene.

Lt. Col. Rey Egos of the Tacurong police said probers are eyeing a grudge or clan war as the motive for the killing.

Police are reviewing footage of closed-circuit television cameras at the scene to identify the assailants.